Smart Phone

[heathicus]

I absolutely hate talking on the phone too. So, really, I don't view my phone as a "phone" but a pocket computer that I can use as a phone when necessary.

[Ed in Tampa]

Then for the tablet, AT&T has a no contract tablet plan for $14.99 a month for 250 meg a month, which works for me as I'm usually near a WiFi source and use that 95% of the time. I use my iPad a lot for email, social networking, and showing off the things I make and sell, so this works great and the Celluar option is only there in case I need it while not in WiFi range.

How are you doing this? I was told that contrary to what is implied in the TV commercials you must have an existing Data plan onto which you can add a tablet for $14.99 by the Att store.

[Ed in Tampa]

I tell everyone that I have a smart phone "It tells me when I have a phone call" That is all it does. We don't have text or internet on any of our phones. I do have a touch screen which I like. We share 550 mins with AT&T for 3 phones and have never gone over, and have roll over mins in the bank. My wife does most of the talking. Our son and I don't talk much. Our bill is about $80.00 a month for 3 of us.

What phone do you have. I went to the ATT Store and all the phones they showed me that have touch screen also required data plans.

[terrydowning]

Smart Phone is provided by work.
Tablet is a Kindle Fire.

[Ed in Tampa]

I've got both.

This is going to come down to what you want to do with your phone and the various new forms of communication a smart phone and/or tablet gives you.
If you want to a lot of communicating on social networks and web browsing, I'd recommend a tablet over a smartphone unless your young and have really good vision.

If you want to keep up with email and texting, a smartphone isn't bad. Games and other entertaining apps - again it depends on what you want.

For my smartphone needs, I got a no contract plan from http://www.consumercellular.com/ and get by with the lower level of voice and next-lowest data/text plan and pay about $35 a month for my service. If my needs go up one month I can adjust the plan up and then back down the next month. I don't talk on it much and do more texting than anything so this works good for me.

Then for the tablet, AT&T has a no contract tablet plan for $14.99 a month for 250 meg a month, which works for me as I'm usually near a WiFi source and use that 95% of the time. I use my iPad a lot for email, social networking, and showing off the things I make and sell, so this works great and the Celluar option is only there in case I need it while not in WiFi range.

What phones do you have?

There must be something I'm missing because AT&T told me the $14.99 was to add an tablet to an existing data plan.

Do you know the carrier for consumer cellular? That really interests me.

I looked at their phone choice and I see they support the Iphone 3 I wonder if I got a 4S or 5 iphone whether it would be supportted.
How about a Galaxy 3?

[ryanbp01]

My cell phone (an old Nokia) died last week. It's with Trac-fone. I'm seriously considering not replacing it. I have a phone (with a rotary dial) in the shop. I don't text and my two laptops work just fine. I have a third laptop that I'm seriously considering for use in the shop.
BPR

[Ed in Tampa]

I just called AT&T corporate store after much humming and awling they finally said yes I could buy a Ipad 3G and get a date plan for $14.99 for 250 meg. Non corporate store stuck to it guns this was only for adding to existing plan.

[fredsheldon]

I use my Verizon smart phone as a hot spot for when I can't access WIFI for my laptop while I'm on the road. I have a Verizon Galaxy 7.7 tablet which I use at work to access everything they block that I need access to. I have their new data plan where you can connect up to 10 devices to one data plan.

[joedw00]

What phone do you have. I went to the ATT Store and all the phones they showed me that have touch screen also required data plans.

I have aSamsung Flight II. I have had it all most two years now. You might try one of the outlet stores they have different phones that the AT&T store don't have. I got mine and my sons at Sam's.

[Ed in Tampa]

Sounds like there is a lot of android users.
Pehaps that would be a good survey.